The low cost and significant benefits for this professional learning initiative make it highly feasible for approval. The equipment and software required within the workshop’s structure is already in place within Carrollton Junior High School. Since the training sessions will be conducted during the school day and facilitated by faculty members, there will be no salary cost incurred for the school system. There will be minimal printing cost of materials for distribution that will be provided in-house. The workshop will take place, depending on scheduling decisions, in either the CJHS’s computer lab or media center. Both locations are equipped with thirty computers, an interactive whiteboard, and a mounted ceiling projector. All the network computers have Microsoft Office Suite installed and have Internet connectivity. The presentation work station has the Activeinspire software for use with the Promethean Board. The only additional procurement cost required will be the purchase of Comic Life and VoiceThread applications. The cost of the Comic Life software is for 50 computers for $299. The subscription cost for Voice Thread for the entire school is based on per student cost which averages out to be $1.00 per person. Therefore the fee for providing this application for the entire sixth grade class will be $330.
The Budget
The low cost and significant benefits for this professional learning initiative make it highly feasible for approval. The equipment and software required within the workshop’s structure is already in place within Carrollton Junior High School. Since the training sessions will be conducted during the school day and facilitated by faculty members, there will be no salary cost incurred for the school system. There will be minimal printing cost of materials for distribution that will be provided in-house. The workshop will take place, depending on scheduling decisions, in either the CJHS’s computer lab or media center. Both locations are equipped with thirty computers, an interactive whiteboard, and a mounted ceiling projector. All the network computers have Microsoft Office Suite installed and have Internet connectivity. The presentation work station has the Activeinspire software for use with the Promethean Board.
The only additional procurement cost required will be the purchase of Comic Life and VoiceThread applications. The cost of the Comic Life software is for 50 computers for $299. The subscription cost for Voice Thread for the entire school is based on per student cost which averages out to be $1.00 per person. Therefore the fee for providing this application for the entire sixth grade class will be $330.
Conclusion